Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-01
nnRnER rARMING.

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BORDER FARMING.
n Il supposed by The people AZ large
that Ia The towns bordering on the great
timber forests which s,ili cover rnbroken
vast territory stretching Away among
The mountains which mark The boundary
Of the State on the west and north, sni
cast their shadows over the almost unrum.
berei townships. lying along The streams
.nd around The lakes which form the bead
waters OF the great river systems OF the
State. that our civilization fades away A.
the forest Il approached. and gradually
dlssppiiring, Is faally lost In IT. shadows ;
and that n'bss len the squslid poverty,
The hardship aud the Ignorance which else
vhsre, ard In former times, hsye been a..
soclalsd with border life. Nothing could
be farther from the facts ~ found In
Maine. TIE farms whose psstarcs border
on The unendlng woods OF the timber coun'
Try, are feeding the Darhsms, the Here
lords AM Soathdowns, ard on these
farms are employed all the moiern sPplian'
ccs which 20 10 facilitate work aud make
labor light. while the buildings are The
best Of The kind, ard fashioned aftsr The
advanced knowledge OF the day, and far.
nl.hsd with modern appliances abreast
OF any 10 be found elsewhere. And, beat
OF al, the occupants are edueaied. rtnntd,
and well read In ali The Affairs of tie world.
Having 10 mini the pioneer lifs OF The
early settlers OF the country, tais condl-
iiou is pleasing surprise. To day there
Il no pioneer life amoug us. no upefing
ca from The town to the woods. NON,
wherever lArd II cleared, The town ani AL
that gOss with n Is planted ~ once.
Tns town OF R,ng,lsy, With apopuli'
ton % about 200. Il dropped down Ia the
heart Of The woods. and l. surrounded on
al sides with deep for,sts, unbfoksn only
by The crews OF lumbermen who call 0ai
ihe bet ilmber from the most accessible
points This township embraces the fe-
nOwned Rangelsy lake. the upper lake of
The great .ystsm which II the head waters
Of iae Audrosooggin river. Hat little
more than q belt OF land Immediately
bordering on The shores of The LAKE has
yet been hexn oat OF The forest Yet
here are found many good farmers. and
among them some of The wealthissi and
most inicpsndsnt Of any Ia The state.
The lumbsfing opsraiioEs In The woods,
and more rsceaily the summer visitors
which are docking In upon then from TIE
great cliiss 20 srlOy the grand sceuery'
And take hand N The unsqaAllsd Trout
n,hlrg, farulsh q msrkst vhiea calls TOT
me principal portion Of thsir products,
ard Give. them prices fully equal Ard some
time. better thaa are raiItd In ihs le's
rrmots sccil0ts yankees sre not slow 10
see thslr opportunities. ani go here they
arr. arst-class farmers In ,vsry respect
I.and IL cheap. farm. ATE large. ani room
- make them larger. The soll pfoiaeiive,
snd With good markets, What more can
sny community of farmers BE- blessed withf
Mr. Joan X. Tooihaker. well aud widely
krown As lunbsrmsn sni business man,
owns large farm bordering on The isse.
with farm b1litings located In a. charm.
lug = spot . nature could devise, sllll
divides his time bsiween The woods and
The farm Oihsr of The p.iDcipal farmers,
however. COunuc their attention 10 thrir
farms. Among them is A 4. Ioothaker'
with a farm of 500 acres with elegant farm
ealiiiugs. ihrse large barns nlled wltn
hundred tous % hay, and large qasniiuts
OF grain. aud on which afc kept forty head
OF cattle. auf two 10 three hunifed shtep
Oihsr usighbors on all hands are allhe
wsll situated. and doing . similar lAfge
baslnCss Saesp. with all OF them, Wisely
form = large part ~ iae fsfm stock All
Os The stock, cattle. shcsp snd hofscs,
alike l. 10 fae condition, The ietd hA'ins
been AbundAni tie season thfoogn, ani
sin green In The rich pastures. ie he'
drouih "a hardly ever hrown here IN these
mouniaia basins
Mr. La,Aer Nile IL one Of the largest. u
no, The mosi extensive fsrmsrs In As
state, and has one OF tie besi sqaippei
farms. Thls would hardly be looked Tor
In a town 80 Ear away In tae WOOD. as !.
this. The crops on this farm the present
year were 600 tobs hay, about loo bashtis
oats and 20 bushels wkes, lot yti thrrsh'
ed. Mr Nile states that his cropoi wheat
IA. no, been below 800 bushels any year
.luee be has been on The farm. lie keeps
rs head OF cattle. high grade Shofihofns,
Ani al good ones. 800 sheep, medium
coarss, and 1: 10 - horses anf colts. nis
usual help IL seven men by the season snd
twenty eve In h.yiug.
GA Outiyiug lands be has nse bArns USED
ouly fOs siorsge purposes. The bone
balIdlugs are a vilisge In themselves. ahi
are al bul.i in . most thorough ani SUB
.,anila manGsr. aud with tie do1oie view
OF comfort for the animals aud convenience
IN caring lor Them. The stable has stall
room for some 2J horses, with cellar TOT
swine There are three stock barns, each
Is feet Vide, and Two Of them ~ feet long
each, and The other 100. and under each
Ia /. hish posted basement built In most
substantial manner. two Of them finished
with f,edlug racks for sheep. one OF
these Is furnished with two s.ory racks 10
ecopoml1e room. On the main noor The
lnters are provided with stAns Hons for
,yIpr &c cattle. and ell dashed In the most
approved modern msnper, ard nnished 80
lIsht and warm that no frost ever nods
the quarters where the stock Is kept. The
house. stable. all the lniefs where The
cattle are kept, snd the cellars where The
shseo are FED. are supplied with running
water that never ICES. - that not an Ati-
mai has 10 40 out doors for drink. The
barn. are all double boarded throughout
10 addition 10 these there is large In
plement house, grsnary. carpenter shop
and blacksmith shop. In these shops The
propfletor does all tie rtpslrlpg In Iron
and wood that IL called for on the farm.
All of the shops are furnished with many
ut,le conyenlsncss aud Arrangements sug.
seated by the inventive genius OF the own
ers. and which greatly facilitate the labor
called for lu caring for the stock.
OF course such Q farm would no, 0ml,
The supply OF full line OF approved pai'
terms of the needed implements for carry
lng on the farm work.
In the extent OF the work carried ou, AID
I'm the completeness OF the buildings ani
nxtures. We DO not know The equal OF this
farm in the State. IL "a surprise 10 mad
such farming right In the heart OF The
Maine woods. Yet u II the result OF thst
intelligence and etueation which 20 Win
ou. Maine people wherever they Locate
| " 4. Fdrmer.
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